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A little bit confuse about drag points

8,825 GepatII  8.5 years ago

I keep bulding things up but I'm a little bit confuse about this drag points, I know what is drag but what does it do in the plane? I know how to calculate the Wing Loading and the Ratio of Wieght and Power/HP. Can anyone tell me what does drag points do and how simpleplanes calculate drag points.

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    Thrust to weight is simple. If a plane has a weight of 11,000 lbs, and a engine power of 11,000 lbs, the plane would have a one-one ratio. If the ratio isis higher, more thrust, the plane will accelerate fast. However, this doesn't impact top speed.

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    8,825 GepatII

    @General360 do you know how to calculate the drag?

    8.5 years ago